By Ibironke Ariyo NDLEA has seized 12,385 kilograms of “Loud’’ marijuana smuggled into Lagos from a neighbouring country through the waterways. Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, described the drug as a strong variant of marijuana. Babafemi said that 12,385 […]
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The eleventh edition of the Guaranty Trust Annual Conference will hold on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 3 and 4, at the Muson Center, Lagos. Themed, “Life Beyond the Diagnosis,” the conference will feature in-depth conversations on supporting people living with autism facilitated by medical experts and specialists from around the world. Guaranty Trust has been […]
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The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has fixed the runway lights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, enable international flights land in Lagos. Over the weekend, the dire state of the infrastructure caused British Airways (BA) to divert its Lagos-bound flights to Abuja airport. The BA075 Lagos had to divert […]
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The Lagos State government has said it has concluded the first half of phase one COVID vaccination campaign. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday. According to him, this was in line with the directive of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency. The statement reads: […]
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The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said Lagos state is the seventh fastest-growing city globally, with the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Nigeria. The commission noted also that out of the 36 states and FCT, Lagos state had N398.7 billion IGR as of 2018, N1.2 trillion budget in […]
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The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has gotten a order from Court authorising it to publicly auction 88 vehicles impounded by the Agency for contravening the One-Way Traffic Law and forfeited to the Government by an order of a Lagos State Mobile Court. Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, disclosed that the […]
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The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, returned to his palace on Friday — two months after a mob invasion during the #EndSARS crisis. In October, there were demonstrations against police brutality across the country, organised under the #EndSARS campaign. However, hoodlums had hijacked the protest and launched attacks on various public and private buildings across […]
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The Lagos State Government has reiterated its call on residents to avail themselves of the free COVID-19 testing services offered at approved public laboratories across the State. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Strategy listed the four locations as Lagos State Bio-Bank (Located inside the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba); Lagos University Teaching […]
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The Nigerian Army’s legal team representing it before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses has said the panel lacks the power to sanction its clients over the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. Kehinde Akinlolu, a Senior Advocate […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, says footage has shown that the Nigerian Army is responsible for the shooting that occurred at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Recall that last week Tuesday, armed men in army uniform stormed the toll gate where #EndSARS protesters had gathered for 13 days and used live bullets on them. […]
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